Product Description

Proclaimed "the most adorable of dinos" by The New York Times, Bob is grander and greener than ever in a definitive new edition of modern picture book classic. This deluxe volume features seven new illustrations, an additional adventure, and a song ("The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob"), with easy-to-play arrangements.

1988 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)
A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection
1989 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)
100 Books for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library)
Winner, 1996 Recognition of Merit Award (George C. Stone Center for Children's Books, Claremont, CA)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94694 in Books
• Published on: 1995-03-30
• Released on: 1995-02-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780060210748
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Who says there's no improving on success? Not funnyman author-illustrator William Joyce, who has just added 16 pages of mirth to Dinosaur Bob: And His Adventures with the Family Lazardo (HarperCollins/Geringer, $16, 48p, ages 4-8 ISBN 0-06-021074-5). This expanded version of the popular tale (originally published in 1988) even includes a song: "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob," sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne." Can the music video be far behind?
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3 This droll tale of dinosaur ``pethood'' will bring to mind various animal predicaments from other books about oversized creatures: Bridwell's ``Clifford the Big Red Dog'' series (Scholastic) for example, or Kellogg's The Mysterious Tadpole (Dial, 1977). Bob the dinosaur is a friendly sort, who plays the trumpet, can scare off burglars, and loves to play baseball. But his playful antics result in trouble when the police arrest him for chasing cars with his dog friends and disturbing the peace. His baseball skills come to the rescue when he helps the Pimlico Pirates win their opening game. Bob is forgiven and joins the Lazardo family in a musical cookout celebration under the stars. The illustrations, more than the plot, are what will stick in readers' minds. Deep, rich colors and Bob's smooth, verdant hide add a sort of dreamy quality to the pictures, which complement the understated humor of the story. The setting seems to be based more on images from old movies than any one era, giving an added dimension of humor. The pictures have a picaresque quality similar to, but not as stylized as, Roy Gerrard's work in The Favershams (Farrar, 1987). Overall, a nice choice for a young child's bedtime story, or an older child's reading and perusal. Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
Kids ages 4-8 will welcome a blend of art, adventure and song which describes an interesting family's return from Africa with a rare dinosaur in tow. Fun illustrations mark a detailed adventure story which will grab the imaginations of kids. -- Midwest Book Review

Customer Reviews

larger than life fun
William Joyce's exuberant illustrations recall adventure movies of the 1930's, the illustrations of Bruce McCall, and a sort of pre-war sense of possibility that descends directly from the Hudson River school's landscapes. Dinosaur Bob is a natural pet for the impossibly rich yet unspoiled Lazardo family; he's as big as their collective imagination. Arrested for chasing (and picking up) cars), Bob faces deportation back to Afica, only to escape with the Lazardos and return to the town of Pimlico Hills and lead its woeful baseball team to their first victory ever. Don't ask me to explain; just read to your children and then all join in singing the "Ballad of Dinosaur Bob" at the end. This is my four-year-old daughter's favorite book.

One of our family favorites.
Both story and illustrations are absolutely first-rate. My children had borrowed the original edition from the library several times so when I found this edition I bought it immediately. It's been a family favorite for several years now. Buy it and you too can go through your days humming "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob."

Wacky Adventure
...Dinosaur Bob is one of those children's books you just read over and over to your kids. It is funny from start to finish, with Bob the Dino and his family the Lazardos. My boys loved it as kids and will pass it down to theirs.